Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley

248 reviews

lilbuthod's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Police brutality

lisettemarie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Abandonment, Murder, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Trafficking

mags_222's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Child abuse, Addiction, Police brutality, Trafficking, Violence, Child death, Death of parent, and Sexual violence

karinaov's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault

chaoticenby's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Read this book. It’s worth it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Rape, Grief, Death, Abandonment, Addiction, Trafficking, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Suicide, Mental illness, Death of parent, and Drug abuse

mondovertigo's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Rape, Abandonment, Racism, Child death, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Excrement, Death of parent, and Gun violence

Minor: Vomit

virgcole398's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Sexual violence, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Police brutality, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Minor: Addiction, Abandonment, Grief, and Excrement

rubythedreamer's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Dark, gritty and real, Mottley captures the reality of the 2015 Oakland police department sex explotation scandal from the viewpoint of a girl in the middle trying her best to survive. A truly horrific reality but Mottley gives a voice to the survivors through her fictional character of Kiara.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Trafficking

pickashelf's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Trafficking, Sexual content, and Police brutality

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Suicide

h_eliz's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Cursing, Child death, Rape, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, Sexual assault, Sexism, Racism, Police brutality, Child abuse, Sexual violence, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Death, Vomit, Classism, Gun violence, Addiction, Racism, Pregnancy, Cursing, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit, Blood, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Transphobia